New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsNote : Section 47A of the Constitution Act 1902 precludes a statutory body or statutory officer from employing staff unless specifically authorised to do so by legislation.
Section 21 of this Act enables staff to be employed under this Act in Departments or other Public Service agencies to enable Ministers, statutory bodies or statutory officers to exercise their functions. For example, the Public Service agencies referred to in this Schedule as staff agencies comprise persons who are employed under this Act to enable the statutory body included in the name of the agency to exercise its functions.
Under section 59 of this Act, the persons employed in a Department or other Public Service agency to enable a statutory body to exercise functions may be referred to as the officers or employees, or members of staff, of the statutory body.
Premier's Department
The Cabinet Office
Department of Regional NSW
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Treasury
Ministry of Health
Department of Education
Department of Communities and Justice
Department of Transport
Department of Customer Service
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
: The agency heads marked with an asterisk are statutory officers and do not hold offices established by this Act in the Public Service.
| Executive agency | Head of agency | Related Department |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust Staff Agency | Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales | Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. The Minister administering the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act 1980 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Director. |
| Australian Museum Trust Staff Agency | Director of the Australian Museum | Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. The Minister administering the Australian Museum Trust Act 1975 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Director. |
| Crown Solicitor's Office | Crown Solicitor | Department of Communities and Justice |
| Fire and Rescue NSW | Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW | Department of Communities and Justice. The Minister administering the Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Commissioner. |
| Health Professional Councils Authority Office | Secretary of the Ministry of Health | Ministry of Health |
| Infrastructure NSW Staff Agency | Chief Executive Officer and Co-ordinator General, Infrastructure NSW | Treasury. The Minister administering the Infrastructure NSW Act 2011 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive Officer and Co-ordinator General. |
| Institute of Sport Staff Agency | Chief Executive Officer of the New South Wales Institute of Sport | Department of Communities and Justice. The Minister administering the Institute of Sport Act 1995 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive Officer. |
| Library Council of New South Wales Staff Agency | State Librarian | Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. The Minister administering the Library Act 1939 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the State Librarian. |
| Local Land Services Staff Agency | Chief Executive Officer of Local Land Services | Department of Regional NSW |
| Mental Health Commission Staff Agency | Secretary of the Ministry of Health | Ministry of Health |
| Multicultural NSW Staff Agency | Chief Executive Officer of Multicultural NSW | Department of Communities and Justice. The Minister administering the Multicultural NSW Act 2000 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive Officer. |
| Museums of History NSW and State Records Authority NSW Staff Agency | *Chief Executive Officer of Museums of History NSW | Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade |
| Natural Resources Commission Staff Agency | *Commissioner for the Commission | Premier's Department |
| NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency | Chief executive officer of the NSW Reconstruction Authority | Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The Minister administering the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the chief executive officer. |
| Office of the NSW Rural Fire Service | Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service | Department of Communities and Justice. The Minister administering the Rural Fires Act 1997 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Commissioner. |
| Office of the NSW State Emergency Service | Commissioner of the NSW State Emergency Service | Department of Communities and Justice. The Minister administering the State Emergency Service Act 1989 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Commissioner. |
| Parliamentary Counsel's Office | Parliamentary Counsel | The Cabinet Office |
| SAS Trustee Corporation Staff Agency | *Chief Executive Officer of the SAS Trustee Corporation | Treasury |
| Service NSW | Chief Executive Officer of Service NSW | Department of Customer Service |
| Office of Sport | Chief Executive of the Office | Department of Communities and Justice |
| Sydney Opera House Trust Staff Agency | Chief Executive of the Sydney Opera House Trust | Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. The Minister administering the Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive. |
| Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Staff Agency | Director of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences | Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. The Minister administering the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Director. |
| Venues NSW Staff Agency | *Chief Executive Officer of Venues NSW | Department of Communities and Justice |
: The agency heads marked with an asterisk are statutory officers and do not hold offices established by this Act in the Public Service.
| Agency | Head of agency |
| Office of the Ageing and Disability Commissioner | *Ageing and Disability Commissioner |
| Office of the Children's Guardian | *Children's Guardian |
| Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | *Director of Public Prosecutions |
| Environment Protection Authority Staff Agency | Chief Executive Officer of the Environment Protection Authority. The Chairperson of the Board of the Environment Protection Authority is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive Officer and is to exercise the function of appointing or terminating the employment of the Chief Executive Officer in consultation with the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 . |
| Office of the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission | Chief executive officer of the Commission. The Chief Commissioner of the Commission is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the chief executive officer. |
| Heath Care Complaints Commission Staff Agency | *Commissioner of the Health Care Complaints Commission |
| Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Staff Agency | *Chairperson of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority |
| Office of the Independent Planning Commission | *Chairperson of the Independent Planning Commission |
| Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Staff Agency | *Chairperson of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal |
| Office of the Independent Review Officer | *Independent Review Officer |
| Information and Privacy Commission | *Information Commissioner |
| Office of the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission | *Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission |
| Office of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission | Chief Executive Officer of the Commission. The Chief Commissioner of the Commission is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive Officer and is to exercise the function of appointing or terminating the employment of the Chief Executive Officer in consultation with the Minister administering Part 3 of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 . |
| Legal Aid Commission Staff Agency | *Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Aid Commission |
| New South Wales Crime Commission Staff Agency | *Commissioner for the New South Wales Crime Commission |
| New South Wales Electoral Commission Staff Agency | *Electoral Commissioner |
| NSW Education Standards Authority Staff Agency | Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Education Standards Authority. The Minister administering the Education Standards Authority Act 2013 is to exercise the employer functions of the Government in relation to the Chief Executive Officer. |
| NSW Independent Casino Commission Staff Agency | *Chief Commissioner of the NSW Independent Casino Commission |
| Ombudsman's Office | *Ombudsman |
| Public Service Commission | * Public Service Commissioner |
| TAFE Commission (Senior Executives) Staff Agency | *Managing Director of the TAFE Commission |